SMCWUSBT-G Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 802.11b/g (54 Mbps) User’s Manual Version 1.02.
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Contents Contents Before You Use ............................................................................................................ vi Packing List............................................................................................................vi System Requirements............................................................................................vi Notes and Cautions ...............................................................................................
Contents Import and Export Profiles ............................................................................. 25 Order Profiles ................................................................................................. 26 Scan Available Networks ............................................................................... 27 Remove a Configuration Profile..................................................................... 27 Diagnostics Tab......................................................
Before You Use Before You Use For brevity, throughout this manual USB Wireless LAN Card is used to indicate all the types. Also, the following terms/abbreviations are used interchangeably: Packing List Before using the wireless USB 2.0 adapter, check all the following items are present and in good condition. If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately. 9 9 Companion CD x 1 Wireless USB 2.
Chapter 1: Overview Chapter 1 Overview This product is an IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Card with USB interface solution. This solution provides compatibility with 802.11b and 802.11g standard devices. Now users have the flexibility to connect to 802.11b or 802.11g networks effortlessly. It allows your computer to connect to a wireless network and to share resources, such as files or printers without being bound to the network wires. Operating in 2.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Infrastructure Mode An Infrastructure wireless network consists of at least one Access Point connected to the wired network infrastructure and a set of wireless end stations. The AP acts as a gateway, linking the wireless network to a wired LAN. As a result, wireless stations have access to all of the features of your wired LAN including e-mail, Internet, network printers and files server access.
Chapter 1: Overview General Specification Host Interface Form Factor Chipset USB 2.0 USB Wireless Module ATHEROS AR5523A + AR2112A Operation Voltage 5.0VDC Network Standard IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g Hardware Encryption Quality of Service Network Architectures Modulation Technology Media Access Technique Supported Data Rates Antenna Type OS Compatibility Client Utility AES, TKIP ,and WEP 802.
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Chapter 2: Software Installation Chapter 2 Software Installation This chapter describes how to install the USB Wireless LAN Card driver and utility. Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP use the same setup program; however, operation system-specific situation may occur during or after the installation process. The following describes only the overall installation procedure. In OS-specific situations, you should follow the on-screen instructions to proceed.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 4. When the welcome screen pops up, click Next. 5. Please select Complete and click Next. 6. Now, you see processing bars increasing during installation. Installation progress takes a few minutes.
Chapter 2: Software Installation 7. During installation, a warning window pops up. Click Continue Anyway to continue the installation work. 8. Plug in your wireless USB 2.0 adapter when the screen pops up. 9. The USB device you inserted is found.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 10. System checks for new hardware and meanwhile the Found New Hardware Wizard screen pops up. Choose Install the software automatically (Recommended) and then click Next. 11. After clicking Next at the previous step, you will see a window showing you Please wait while the wizard searches…. 12 While the wizard is running, a Hardware Installation warning window pops up. Then, click Continue Anyway to continue the installation.
Chapter 2: Software Installation 13. The wizard is installing the driver. It may take several minutes. 14. This adapter’s driver installation is completed. Click Finish to complete the installation process. 15. Finally, you are asked to reboot your computer. It is recommended to restart your computer now, or you may restart it later.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 16. When you succeed in installing the driver, you will see a logo indicating the wireless signal strength at a lower right corner of the toolbar on desktop, after you restart your computer. 17 Alternatively, you may check if this adapter is successfully installed through Device Manager of your computer. If it is successful, you will see SMCWUSBT 108Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter under Network adapters of Device Manager.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration Chapter 3 Utility Configuration The configuration of the Wireless LAN Card is done through the USB Wireless LAN Configuration Utility. The utility also includes a number of tools to display current statistics and status information pertaining to your Wireless LAN Card. Tray Icon The tray icon appears at the bottom of the screen.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Right clicking on the tray icon appears. , you can see a menu on which configuration items of the utility Each item under the menu is defined below. Help Open the online help. Exit Exit the utility application. Open SMCWUSB Launch the utility. Use the utility to configure the profile or 108Mbps Wireless USB view status and statistics information. 2.0 Adapter Utility … Preferences Set the Startup Options and Menu Options for the utility.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration You may double click the wireless tray icon small status screen appears as follows. at the lower right corner of your PC monitor. Then, a Accessing Vendor’s Wireless LAN Utility Please right click the wireless tray icon at the lower right corner and select Open SMCWUSBT 108Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Utility… as illustrated below.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Configuration Tab Go to the configuration tab on the user interface to set parameters for this adapter. After opening the option of SMCWUSBT 108Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Utility…, you will see a user interface as set below. At the upper left side of the user interface, you can see 3 items as utility tools, Action, Options, and Help. Next, you can also see 3 main items you should know, Current Status, Profile Management, and Diagnostics.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration Action Tab Use the Action menu to access the Utility tools: 1. Enable/Disable Radio: Enable or disable the RF Signal on all Atheros station reference designs. 2. Enable/Disable Tray Icon: Enable or disable the tray icon . 3. Manual LEAP Login: Log in to LEAP manually, if LEAP is set to manually prompt for user name and password on each login. 4. Reauthenticate: Re-authenticate to a LEAP-configured access point. 5. Exit: Exit the Utility application.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Help Tab If you want to know the operation guide and the version number of utility, you can select Help for the details, as shown below. Current Status Tab The Current Status tab contains general information about the program and its operations. The Current Status tab does not require any configuration.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. Profile Name The name of the current selected configuration profile. Set up the configuration name by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab. Link Status Shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network. Wireless Mode Displays the wireless mode. See advanced information about the program and its operations on the Advanced tab.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter The following table describes the items found on the Advanced Status screen. Network Name (SSID) Displays the wireless network name. Configure the network name by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab. Server Based Shows whether server-based authentication is used. Authentication Data Encryption Displays the encryption type the driver is using. Configure the encryption type by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab on the Security tab.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration Profile Management Configure the wireless network adapter (wireless card) from the Profile Management tab of the Utility. Creating or Modifying a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile list and click the Modify button.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter General Tab In the Utility, access the General tab by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab. Edit the fields in the General tab to configure the configuration profile. Make sure to also edit the Security and Advanced tabs. 1. Profile Name: Identifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Profile names are not case sensitive. 2. Client Name: Identifies the client machine. 3. Network Names (SSIDs): The IEEE 802.11 wireless network name.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration Edit the fields in the Security tab of Profile Management to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode. Make sure to also edit the General and Advanced tabs. WPA Enables the use of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). Choosing WPA opens the WPA EAP drop-down menu. The options include: • • • • • EAP-TLS EAP-TTLS PEAP (EAP-GTC) PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2) LEAP WPA Enables WPA Passphrase security.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Advanced Tab In the Utility, access the Advanced tab by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab, then clicking the Advanced tab in Profile Management. Edit the fields in the Advanced tab of Profile Management to configure the profile. Make sure to also edit the General and Security tabs. Transmit Power Selects the transmit power level for 80211b/g or 802.11a in mW. Actual Level transmit power may be limited by regulatory domain or hardware limitations.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode and channel of the clients it associates to. 802.11a Select what mode the wireless adapter uses to authenticate to an Authentication access point: Mode Auto causes the adapter to attempt authentication using Shared, but switches it to open authentication if Shared fails. Open enables an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP settings.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Infrastructure (Access Point) Mode Profile Configuration To configure a profile in infrastructure (access point) mode, change the Network Type in the Advanced tab. For access point mode, modify the settings: Transmit Power Level Power Save Mode 802.11b Preamble (if using 802.11b) Wireless Mode 802.11a Authentication Mode (if using 802.11a) Ad Hoc Mode In ad hoc mode, a wireless network adapter works within an independent basic service set (IBSS), as illustrated here.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration Import and Export Profiles Importing a Profile 1. From the Profile Management tab, click the Import button. The Import Profile window appears. 2. Browse to the directory where the profile is located. 3. Highlight the profile name. 4. Click Open. The imported profile appears in the profiles list. Exporting a Profile 1. From the Profile Management tab, highlight the profile to export. Click the Export button. The Export Profile window appears.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 2. Browse to the directory to export the profile to. 3. Click Save. The profile is exported to the specified location. Order Profiles 1. Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box. 2. Click Move Up or Move Down as appropriate. The first profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box has highest priority, and the last profile has lowest priority. 3. Click OK. 4. Check the Auto Select Profiles box. 5. Save the modified configuration file.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration Scan Available Networks Click the Scan button on the Profile Management tab to scan for available infrastructure and ad hoc networks. On this list, click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Connecting to a different network Highlight a network name and click the Activate button to connect an available network. If no configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window opens to the General tab.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics tab of the Utility provides buttons used to retrieve receive and transmit statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration The Adapter Information button contains general information about the network interface card (the wireless network adapter) and the network driver interface specification (NDIS) driver. Access the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab. Card Name: The name of the wireless network adapter. MAC Address: The MAC address of the wireless network adapter. Driver: The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver.
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